Voice and accountability during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the voice and accountability changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKP Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 14 Mar 2003 – 28 Aug 2014 | −2.1 points 2002 → 2014 | −0.2 points/yr | |
| 2 | AKP Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 9 Jul 2018 – now | −2.7 points 2018 → 2025 | −0.4 points/yr | |
| 3 | AKP Binali Yıldırım | 24 May 2016 – 9 Jul 2018 | −8.7 points 2015 → 2018 | −2.9 points/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_VA.SC): perceptions of how far citizens can take part in choosing their government, and of freedom of expression, association and the media, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Turkey data · as of Sep 2026.